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Hi all, welcome to the At A Glance thread for the penultimate leg of this year's GUKPT. Play starts at 3pm. If you'd like a more personal update, or wish to see photos, interact with others on the thread, or ask the updaters for a request on a specific person, then please head over to the 'Interactive' thread here: http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=28957.0

We are not hugely off the 200 capacity for the day at a whopping 174 players, the room really doesn't look like there are that many players in it.   

Usual GUKPT Structure
10,000 starting chips
1 hour clock

and playing 9 levels today.

£500 chopper, Pete Linton plays his Aces cagily after seeing a Tc 6c 7s flop, he check/calls the 200 bet from Des Jonas on the flop and the 325 bet on the Td. Both check the Ks river and Pete's Aces are good against Des' Kc 8c.

Over on table 7, Stephen Bayliff raises David McCrone's 1,200 river bet on a 9h 2d 4h Qs 3c board to 3,200. At this early stage any sign of the purple 1k chips being thrown into the middle gets my attention pretty sharpish. McCrone relents though and passes, and any hope of action dissipates and I'm forced to resume my wanderings to pastures new.

On a Qd 6d Jd board, Rumit Somaiya check/raises Alan Davies' 600 bet to 2,500 but gets called. Rumit moves all-in on the 7h turn and Alan mucks his Ad Qh face up.

The very next hand Alan Davies raises again in the big blind. getting several callers including Julian Gardner.

The flop comes:

6h 3h 9h

Which is checked around.

Alan bets 600 on the Jh turn, the player in seat 8 makes it 1,600 and Julian Gardner flat-calls.

The river is the 4h, an effective blank. Seat 8 checks, and Gardner bets 2,500 to take the pot.

Lucy Rokach is OUT. Like the sun this morning, details are hazy but we've heard she turned a set against a flopped flush and got all her chips in and missed the river.

There's been a major disaster with the seating plan. Many of the players down as playing tomorrow like Thewy have their stacks on the tables and are down as playing today. So there's a load of confusion and I don't think we'll be getting a full seating plan for today, sorry.

Alan Davies is OUT, he had Ac Kc on a king high board, but Zafar Aslam had Ad Aspades, and all the money went in by the river.

Robert Boon has busted John Eames. The latter writhed around in utter agony when Boon moved in on the river of a Qc Td Qs Qd Kd board, as the pain increased, so did the crowd, flocking with each passing second. Eventually Eames called with Ad Ac, as Boon triumphantly turned over the Kh Kc for the rivered house.

We are currently on an hour dinner break.

Rumit (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=389) Somaiya (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=389) is OUT. He lost a big pot to Julian (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=224) Gardner (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=224) holding two pair after Gardner manage to turn/river a flush. He then held top pair against a set for his last couple of thousand.

Nick (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=309) Slade (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=309) just paid off a 1,800 river bet to Bambos on a 3-5-4-K-J rainbow board. Bambos showed 7-6 for the flopped nuts whilst PI Slade flashed a King.

1   1   101    Stephen Wilsdon   15500
1   2   1805    Terrance Nelson   14525
1   4   104    N Mclellan   12175
1   5   105    Catherine Hartree   8950
1   6   106    David Maudlin   10600
1   7   107    Andrew Boulton   14225
1   8   108    Hanif Kazi   9300
1   9   109    Clive Layton   5475
1   10   1807    A Viravi   8225
2   1   201    Iqbal Khan   10725
2   2   202    Johnathon Butters   6900
2   3   203    Rajesh Modha   16350
2   6   206    Andrew Harrison   5650
2   7   207    David Paisey   8600
2   8   208    Charalambos Xanthos   6700
2   9   209    Ian Newton   9725
2   10   210    Nick Slade   11875
3   2   302    John Fletcher   18950
3   3   303    Mark Forrester   21075
3   5   305    Luke Trottman   11775
3   7   1806    Maurice McCarthy   17435
3   8   308    Darren Robertson   5800
3   9   205    Mickey Wernick   13600
3   10   310    Robert Sherwood   12050
4   1   401    Dave Mayall   11125
4   2   402    Sebastian Saffari   10925
4   3   403    Michael Oneil   10425
4   4   404    John Bousfield   6550
4   5   405    Wai Yuen   14550
4   6   1704    Kuljinder Sidhu   13925
4   7   407    Adam Clark   10825
4   8   1701    Steve Craig   13950
4   9   409    Paul Gardner   7625
5   1   501    Des Jonas   8550
5   3   503    Mathew John   9750
5   4   504    James Reid   5125
5   5   505    Pete Linton   14350
5   7   507    Matthew Stevens   6525
5   8   508    Steven Holmes   12200
5   9   509    Dean Balmforth   11325
5   10   510    B Vinson   13525
6   1   601    Dave Colclough   7575
6   2   602    Peter Singleton   13825
6   3   603    Michael Denton   7850
6   4   604    Dennis Troake   12375
6   5   605    I Yusuf   9050
6   6   606    Paul Lammas   12075
6   7   607    Stuart Guthrie   12300
6   8   608    Iwan Jones   9650
6   9   609    Glen Williams   10575
7   1   701    Adam Stoneham   8600
7   2   702    David Mccrone   13525
7   3   703    Steven Bayliff   16100
7   4   704    C.k Le   8200
7   5   705    Ryan Fronda   15150
7   6   706    Michael Parkinson   2650
7   8   708    Alan Mcnaughty   9025
7   9   709    David Mitchell   10025
7   10   710    Robert Garfield   6900
8   1   801    Robert Bright   18850
8   2   1706    William Berry   1950
8   4   804    Chris Flint   12050
8   5   805    Brian Clarke   9950
8   6   806    John Sayers   12200
8   7   807    Steve Gibbons   10450
8   8   808    David Gross   10300
8   9   809    Robert Lumb   10325
8   10   810    Duncan Jeffires   12775
9   1   901    Joan Lawley   19950
9   2   1801    Paul Gourlay   9650
9   3   903    Paul Crowson   6875
9   4   904    Allan Mclean   11875
9   5   905    Paul Mendes   11225
9   6   906    Joseph Grech   9700
9   7   1707    Eddie Swaffield jnr   10300
9   8   908    Nicholas Risdale   5525
9   9   909    Chris Murphy   14500
9   10   910    James Moult   8400
10   2   1002    reyaazx Mulla   1425
10   3   1003    Sunny Chattha   9525
10   4   1004    John Vint   8050
10   5   1005    Alan Barnacle   11825
10   7   1007    Gareth Jones   9725
10   8   1008    Andrew Fulton   2025
10   9   1009    Ken Garden   12400
10   10   1010    Sam Trickett   26500
11   2   1102    Richard Sudworth   10725
11   3   1103    Ray Harman   14700
11   4   1104    Martyn Cavanagh   16200
11   5   1105    Thomas Craven   7075
11   6   1106    Nigel Willis   10850
11   7   1107    Yunus Umarji   8450
11   8   1108    M Bebbjones   12150
11   9   1109    Richard Gilby   9800
11   10   1110    Mick Mccloskey   10000
12   1   1201    Gary Wilson   9700
12   2   1202   Rumit Somaiya   2450
12   5   1205    Chris Moores   11600
12   6   1206    Zafar Aslam   29475
12   8   1208    Matt Myford   10525
12   9   1001    Matthew Mcelhinney   22025
12   10   1901    Julian Gardner   24850
13   1   1804    John Falconer   4475
13   2   1302    Jeff Burke   12000
13   3   1303    Andrew Bradshaw   13775
13   4   1304    Richard Whitmore   9375
13   5   1305    Maurice Nicholson   6225
13   6   1306    Roy Holliday   3200
13   7   1703    Kyriacos Dionysiou   19750
13   9   1709    Mark Survila   4450
13   10   1803    Phil Roddy   26025
14   1   1401    Phil Rae   9525
14   2   1402    Robert Gillon   11925
14   3   1403    Neil Jones   8900
14   4   1404    Stephen Morris   9175
14   5   1808    Paul Murphy   9300
14   6   1406    Trevor Reardon   14775
14   7   1407    Gary Chatterton   10725
14   8   1408    Gary Dee   8750
14   9   1409    Martino Libertini   7200
14   10   1708    Jeff Duval   9325
15   1   1501    Daniel Hook   13250
15   2   1502    Mark Hurst   11125
15   3   1503    Paul john Wilson   4175
15   4   1504    K y Cheung   6125
15   5   1505    John Hewston   17200
15   6   1506    Robin Gray   3875
15   7   1507   Simon Rimmer   9425
15   8   1508    Paul Parker   9100
15   9   1509    Julian Twigg   14250
15   10   1510    Harprit Singh   11475
16   1   1601    Stephen Waldon   6400
16   2   1602    Lee Biddulph   15050
16   3   1603    Ray Wyre   4625
16   4   1604    Robert Boon   3075
16   5   1605    Suketu Patel   11625
16   6   1606    John King   12150
16   7   1607    Howard Plant   14875
16   8   1608    Keith Littlewood   6450
16   9   1801   Gary Watson   12825
16   10   1705    Eileen Patterson   8025

There has a little bit of carnage since the dinner break and we have gone from 141 to 115 players in Level 3.  We are now 15 minutes into Level 4 - 100/200

Zafir Aslam has 18k and seemingly comfortable...

...Whilst Paul Gourlay is suffering a rollercoaster, arriving at his table with 14k, he dropped to 9k after he called a re-raise all-in with Jacks but allowed another player with Eights to also call and hit a set. Then he re-raised someone with Jacks 3 hands later only to run into Kings. This dropped him to 1.5k but he's just doubled up with Ahrt Aspades against 6h 6c.

Officially, there is actually only 154 runners today due to the mix-up in seating, but there's already 170 registered for tomorrow, so it will most likely make capacity.

There has been a Pete (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348) Linton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348) major BLOW UP......When I arrived at his table he was sat all in for his last 1,500 chips shaking his chips.  When I probed how he had got into that unfortunate situation, the table found it quite hilarious, Greek Jack said "He played brilliant yesterday and awful today!"  Pete was not divulging what he had done and told me to just state:

Pete (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348) Linton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348) BLOW UP

His all in with 1,500 incidently resulted in a treble up for him with 33 against the Kings of Ben (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=47) Vinson (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=47).  A lovely 3 on the turn for Pete and he has a few more chips to dance with.  I have instructed him to sit tight please, whilst I type up his latest misfortunes and again the table found this muchly amusing.  Pete's reputation is growing for his infamous to Notts players yoyo's...

CK Le has 10k and seems to be enjoying himself.

Nick Slade on the other hand is OUT. He called a bet on an Q-6-2 board with A-6 intending to take away the pot on the turn, when the turn was an offsuit 7, Nick decide to just call and make the move on the river as the 7 didn't seem to help his opponent. The river was another 6, and Nick just flat called a 3,200 bet from his opponent, only to discovered that he was up against 7-7. His last 3,000 went in with 9-6 on a 8-5-7-x (two spades) against Aspades 5s which rivered a flush.

Zafir Aslam is rivalling Greek Jack for the chip lead, he's up to around 35k after flopping a set of tens on a T-6-3, he silenced the Sid James-esque cackle of Jeff Duvall who had unluckily flopped trip 3's by making quads on the turn.

Sam Trickett  28,000
Sunny Chattha  16,300
Rob Garfield  13,200
David Gross  25,100
Paul Parker  10,200
Chris Bruce  15,200
Sebastian Saffari  11,100
Matt Myford 18,300
Rob Sherwood  12,100
Mickey Wernick  16,500
John Falconer  7,000
Raj Modha  17,500
Bambos Xanthos  18,700
Ian Newton  11,600
Katherine Hartree  18,700
Ben Vinson 26,800
Pete Linton 4,600
Dave Colclough  16,500
Pete Singleton  13,300
Trevor Reardon  13,200

Jim Moult / bookiebasher is OUT.

Down to 6,000 he raised with   Ad 8d and had a caller in Barbara Gibson, the flop came:

 2d 3d 9h

Jim bet 1,500 and Babs reraised to 3,000.  Jim decided to push and Barbara called with a shock  Ac Kh.  No diamond or 8 came to save Jim and the lady wins with A, King kicker.

In Linton news, he doubles through to about 9,000 holding A K versus K Q all in preflop.

Matthew Stevens is OUT in a real...

(http://www.amazingben.com/ninja-stealpeach.jpg)

moment.

He had Aces against Simon Rimmer's Aces... and got 4-flushed.

Julian Gardner is another amongst the chip leaders, he just knocked EPT London finalist Paul Mendes with Kh 7h vs Aspades Kd on a 7d 3h 2d board.

The players are on a 15 min break at the minute and I like to take that chance to catch the players streaming out of the card room all simultaniously whinging and crying out their worst stories of the last 2 hours.

Jack's in fact was pretty unlucky.  He was sitting quite nicely on about 45,000 when he found K's.  There was a raise ahead of him already, so he repopped it.  Sadly Simon Rimmer was looking down at AA at the time and pushed for about 12,000 total.  The original raiser passed (JACKS) and Greek Jack didn't particulary like how the action went but said "how come you even know and you still call?"

So call he did and Jack down to circa 30,000.  Still a good stack though and more than playable for Jack.

Sam Trickett has a little less to smile about as just before the break he took a bit of a hit from Sunny Chattha.  In a pot that should have had Sunny out and Sam on 45,000 instead leaves the Retford lad on 17,000 instead.

On a flop of

 9s Ts Js

Sam holding  Kh  Qd for the nut straight leads out with a bet, Sunny reraised and Sam went all in.  Sunny showed  9h Td for the two pair which Sunny joyfully rivered a 10 for the house and a lifeline in this tournament.

C K Le has just been involved in a all-in preflop battle with the Qc Qs against David McCrone's Ac Kh

Board:

3c 3h Tc Ks Qh

Le up to about 12k, McCrone now short.

Chris Bruce has also doubled up, checking his Jacks on a J-T-7-4-K board twice to get Nicholas Risdale to pay him off, which he duly did with a turned set of Fours.

Chip counts at the start of Level 5

1   1   101    Stephen Wilsdon   19350
1   2   1805    Terrance Nelson   18775
1   4   104    N Mclellan   23725
1   5   105    Katherine Hartree   22050
1   6   106    David Maudlin   2650
1   7   107    Andrew Boulton   6350
1   8   108    Hanif Kazi   11550
1   9   503    Mathew John   6625
1   10   1807    A Viravi   10350
2   1   201    Iqbal Khan   4175
2   2   202    Jonothon Butters   7800
2   3   203    Rajesh Modha   16850
2   5   1705    Eileen Patterson   5375
2   6   206    Andrew Harrison   9000
2   7   207    David Paisey   6525
2   8   208    Charalambos Xanthos   15675
2   9   209    Ian Newton   12600
2   10   1205    Chris Moores   11525
3   1   1501    Daniel Hook   5100
3   2   302    John Fletcher   10350
3   3   303    Mark Forrester   15900
3   4   1607    Howard Plant   20650
3   5   1504    K y Cheung   18050
3   6   305    Luke Trottman   17325
3   7   1806    Maurice McCarthy   17300
3   8   308    Darren Robertson   7075
3   9   205    Mickey Wernick   15375
3   10   310    Robert Sherwood   23325
4   1   401    Dave Mayall   14525
4   2   402    Sebastian Saffari   6825
4   4   404    John Bousfield   4500
4   5   405    Wai Yuen   6400
4   6   1208    Matt Myford   11850
4   7   407    Adam Clark   16925
4   8   1701    Steve Craig   9100
4   9   409    Paul Gardner   14950
4   10   1608    Keith Littlewood   16875
5   1   501    Des Jonas   12300
5   2   1602    Lee Biddulph   14559
5   3   1703    Kyriacos Dionysiou   31300
5   4   1804    John Falconer   13250
5   5   505    Pete Linton   7925
5   6   1507   Simon Rimmer   22975
5   7   1409    Martino Libertini   13100
5   8   1705    Eileen Patterson   12100
6   1   601    Dave Colclough   16450
6   2   602    Peter Singleton   10750
6   4   604    Dennis Troake   5550
6   5   605    I Yusuf   10600
6   6   1306    Roy Holliday   20750
6   7   607    Stuart Guthrie   8225
6   8   608    Iwan Jones   15800
6   9   609    Glen Williams   5925
6   10   1304    Richard Whitmore   14450
7   1   701    Adam Stoneham   8300
7   2   702    David Mccrone   14700
7   3   703    Steven Bayliff   32100
7   4   704    C.k Le   7300
7   5   705    Ryan Fronda   13750
7   6   11303   #N/A   10400
7   7   1801    Paul Gourlay   4175
7   9   709    David Mitchell   13400
7   10   710    Robert Garfield   10600
8   2   1305    Maurice Nicholson   11500
8   3   1603    Ray Wyre   6200
8   4   1508    Paul Parker   12725
8   5   805    Brian Clarke   7450
8   6   806    John Sayers   21475
8   7   807    Steve Gibbons   12200
8   8   808    David Gross   23525
8   9   1601    Stephen Waldon   8700
8   10   810    Duncan Jeffires   8875
9   1   901    Joan Lawley   31425
9   2   1809    Chris Bruce   13775
9   3   1901    Julian Gardner   39925
9   4   904    Allan Mclean   5075
9   6   906    Joseph Grech   9725
9   7   1707    Eddie Swaffield jnr   19225
9   8   806    John Sayers   3950
9   9   909    Chris Murphy   14200
9   10   603    Michael Denton   9000
10   1   1606    John King   23775
10   2   1002    Reyaaz Mulla   6850
10   3   1003    Sunny Chattha   19100
10   4   1201    Gary Wilson   11100
10   5   1005    Alan Barnacle   10725
10   6   1509    Julian Twigg   19275
10   7   1007    Gareth Jones   9350
10   8   801    Robert Bright   18875
10   9   1009    Ken Garden   8900
10   10   1010    Sam Trickett   17950
11   1   1510    Harprit Singh   7875
11   2   1709    Mark Survila   12500
11   3   1103    Ray Harman   22150
11   4   1104    Martyn Cavanagh   29175
11   5   1105    Thomas Craven   6800
11   6   1001    Matthew Mcelhinney   29250
11   7   1108    M Bebbjones   19075
11   8   1109    Richard Gilby   7775
11   9   1110    Mick Mccloskey   6775
14   1   1704    Kuljinder Sidhu   15850
14   2   1402    Robert Gillon   8925
14   3   1403    Neil Jones   15950
14   5   1808    Paul Murphy   32050
14   6   1406    Trevor Reardon   15300
14   7   1206    Zafar Aslam   42525
14   8   1408    Gary Dee   8300
14   9   1409    Martino Libertini   12700
14   10   1503    Paul john Wilson   3500

On a 8c 2d Ts Jd board, Mickey Wernick raises Maurice McCarthy's 1,050 bet to 4,000. The Worm's rock solid reputation serves him well and he gets a fold from the opponent.

Pete Linton gets a cheeky double up with 8c 7d against Des Jonas' Aspades Kc, the board coming Jh 5s Jc 2h 7h.

Matt Myford has been crippled by Keith Littlewood, his Kings coming unstuck by Ace Ten which hit one on the flop and another on the turn.

Paul Gourlay is OUT and 'off for the long drive home' after his A-T was no good in a limped pot, the board was A-7-6 with two suits, and Paul pushed but was called by 6-5 which had a pair and a flush draw. The latter missed the flush but hit his 2nd pair and the Geordie/Leeds lad is off back home.

Blinds are now 150/300/25

95 left, with 15,800 average.

Sorry, I got the wrong Jeff who was knocked out, it was Jeff (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=194) Burke (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=194), Jeff (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=795) Duvall (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=795) was still in last time I checked. Apologies.

One player who has gone is Pete (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348) Linton (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=348), K-2 against A-Q.

CK (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=75) Le (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=75), has built on his double up and is around 24k now.

Simon Rimmer and Burnley John were just involved in a...

;bp;

10k in the pot, Rimmer bet 10k on the turn of a Qd Kc 2c 6d board and after much sighing and a general body language that says, "I know I'm behind but I really don't want to fold..." Burnley did though, and mucked his Aspades Qs.

This pot came hot on the heels of Greek Jack betting a seemingly weak bet of 1,500 into a 5k pot on a Ac Kd 8c 9d which Martino (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=652) Libertini (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=652) bumped up to a slightly suspicious 4,500. Greek Jack passed, claiming he had two pair and Martino showed 9c 9h.

Harpit Singh just doubled through Julian Twigg. A standard coinflip. A-Q vs T-T complete with a Barry (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=478) Greenstein (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=478) special. (Ace on the River).

(http://home.comcast.net/~dlbutler59/poker/coinflip.jpg)

He just doubled up with Kc 8c on a K-8-x-A-x board vs A-Q getting it all by the river. I think he has around 10k, though I'll check after the 15 minute break we've just gone on.

We have lost Blue Square qualifyer Wai Yeun who was all in with  Ad Qh against Paul Gardner's  Js Jh, no help for Yeun in fact Paul made a straight with his J's.

John Bousfield put in his last 2,700 with  Jh Qc called by the  Ad Jd of Paul Gardner.  This time Gardner's hand did not stand and Bousfield made a straight with his Queen putting him upto 5,700.

The very next hand Bousfield raises from UTG to 1,300, Matt Myford next to him who was dented earlier with Kings against A10, pushed all in for another 4,000.  Bousfield made the call, on their backs:

Myford  Ac Kd
Bousfield   Qh Qs

First card out was a Queen and that's all she wrote for Bad Beat's Matt Myford.

Full chip counts as of the start of Level 7 (15 mins ago).

1   1   101    Stephen Wilsdon   17050
1   2   1805    Terrance Nelson   15400
1   3   1003    Sunny Chattha   15775
1   4   104    N Mclellan   39825
1   5   105    Katherine Hartree   25400
1   6   106    David Maudlin   2950
1   7   1110    Mick Mccloskey   8575
1   8   108    Hanif Kazi   14925
1   9   503    Mathew John   6550
1   10   1807    A Viravi   12125
2   1   201    Iqbal Khan   16525
2   2   202    Jonothon Butters   7050
2   3   203    Rajesh Modha   19000
2   4   1206    Zafar Aslam   44100
2   5   1108    M Bebbjones   22800
2   6   206    Andrew Harrison   3125
2   7   1709    Mark Survila   11650
2   8   208    Charalambos Xanthos   19750
2   9   209    Ian Newton   9025
2   10   1205    Chris Moores   14000
3   1   1007    Gareth Jones   5700
3   2   302    John Fletcher   26525
3   3   303    Mark Forrester   14500
3   4   1607    Howard Plant   30225
3   5   401    Dave Mayall   27375
3   6   305    Luke Trottman   21775
3   7   1806    Maurice McCarthy   12700
3   8   1104    Martyn Cavanagh   15100
3   9   205    Mickey Wernick   19425
3   10   310    Robert Sherwood   36350
4   1   801    Robert Bright   44800
4   2   402    Sebastian Saffari   8525
4   3   1503    Paul john Wilson   5075
4   4   404    John Bousfield   10225
4   5   1804    John Falconer   10025
4   7   407    Adam Clark   22150
4   8   1001    Matthew Mcelhinney   27500
4   9   409    Paul Gardner   23600
5   1   501    Des Jonas   9250
5   2   1602    Lee Biddulph   26825
5   3   1703    Kyriacos Dionysiou   14500
5   5   1005    Alan Barnacle   12825
5   6   1507   Simon Rimmer   29800
5   7   1409    Martino Libertini   21700
5   8   1704    Kuljinder Sidhu   12525
5   9   509    Dean Balmforth   25875
5   10   510    B Vinson   27725
6   1   601    Dave Colclough   16150
6   2   602    Peter Singleton   10800
6   3   1010    Sam Trickett   10825
6   4   1510    Harprit Singh   6450
6   5   605    I Yusuf   31250
6   6   1306    Roy Holliday   23300
6   7   607    Stuart Guthrie   9375
6   8   608    Iwan Jones   19175
6   9   1509    Julian Twigg   10100
6   10   1304    Richard Whitmore   22600
7   1   701    Adam Stoneham   5850
7   2   702    David Mccrone   7050
7   3   703    Steven Bayliff   22625
7   4   704    C.k Le   33300
7   5   705    Ryan Fronda   16975
7   6   1303    Andrew Bradshaw   8800
7   7   1002    Reyaaz Mulla   6800
7   8   1808    Paul Murphy   40925
7   9   710    Robert Garfield   8325
8   1   1406    Trevor Reardon   12700
8   2   1305    Maurice Nicholson   8075
8   3   1603    Ray Wyre   17350
8   4   1508    Paul Parker   22700
8   5   805    Brian Clarke   7150
8   6   1201    Gary Wilson   12200
8   7   807    Steve Gibbons   14550
8   8   808    David Gross   17100
8   9   1109    Richard Gilby   4725
8   10   810    Duncan Jeffires   1150
9   1   901    Joan Lawley   27350
9   2   1809    Chris Bruce   11475
9   3   1901    Julian Gardner   32750
9   4   904    Allan Mclean   26275
9   5   1402    Robert Gillon   18025
9   6   906    Joseph Grech   18700
9   7   1103    Ray Harman   24300
9   8   1403    Neil Jones   20325
9   9   806    John Sayers   28950
9   10   1606    John King   21200

86 players left

Iwan Jones has increased his stack to roughly 30k now, having just knocked out Harpit Singh with Jacks vs A-8 on an 8-7-6 board.

Andrew Bradshaw has knocked out David McCrone with Kings against Eights while the rather loud Stephen Bayliff has busted Reyaaz Mulla with Ace King against Ace Queen.

Also I saw Alan Mcclean limp re-raise to take down a pot, which got me thinking, that surely this has become a slightly overrated move that everyone is wary of these days. That is unless, you're prepared to also limp UTG with many other hands that you're going to fold to a raise, or limp re-raise with non-premium hands when super deep. Surely your hand becomes better disguised with a standard raise? Any opinions on this?

Double finalist Jonothon Butters is OUT. A-J v Bambos' K-Q on a K-T-4-x-T. Money in on the flop.

I think we are coming into the "home or double up" time and we have lost Chris (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=65) Bruce (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=65).  With 11.5k  he pushed with  Ad 4h in mid position and was called by the  9h 9d of Iwan (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=180) Jones (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=180).  The nines stood up and no more finals for Chris (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=65) Bruce (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=65) this time, he will have to do it in the Grand Final instead.

Sam Trickett is also OUT another low stack and pushed with  Ahrt 7c but ran into pockets Jacks.

Martyn (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=270) Cavanagh (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=270) says "Hi" to Sofa-king and is doing good on 36,000

There are currently 60 players left and we heading towards the last hour of the evening and Level 9.

Pete Singleton is OUT. He 3-bet all-in on a Qd 9x Xd board with 9d 8d against I Yusuf who had Jacks.

Dave has roughly 15k, he lost a 36k pot to Iwan Jones on an A-3-7 board, Iwan had been holding A-7 when Dave made a move with 5-4 and missed. To quote the blonde one, "Oops."

Joe Grech is OUT. Rob Sherwood made a call against his push and found his Aspades 4c surprisingly ahead of Joe's Kh Js which was the way it stayed.

Raj Modha has doubled through Marcus Bebb-Jones.

Raj had raised preflop and then bet 1,500 on a 6h Ts 6c board. Marcus c/raised to 4,500 and Raj flat-called with around 8k behind.

Marcus set him in the on the Jc with Tc 8c and Raj quickly called with Ad 6d. No Ten on the river and the Laddies Million Winner doubles through the Grosvenor Grand Prix Winner.

Chris Bruce is OUT, A-4 vs 9-9.

We're now on a 10 minute break before the last level.

Full chip count from Mr Raab on its way as we slither into the final level:

400/800  75 ante.

1   1   710    Robert Garfield   22850
1   2   1805    Terrance Nelson   31900
1   4   104    N Mclellan   38300
1   5   105    Katherine Hartree   9150
1   6   106    David Maudlin   24425
1   8   108    Hanif Kazi   24725
1   9   1005    Alan Barnacle   32275
1   10   1807    A Viravi   13050
2   1   201    Iqbal Khan   19050
2   2   1808    Paul Murphy   76325
2   3   203    Rajesh Modha   30250
2   4   1206    Zafar Aslam   34650
2   5   1108    M Bebbjones   7975
2   6   1901    Julian Gardner   62525
2   7   1403    Neil Jones   17900
2   8   208    Charalambos Xanthos   22950
2   9   209    Ian Newton   13375
2   10   1205    Chris Moores   28700
3   1   1703    Kyriacos Dionysiou   17475
3   2   303    Mark Forrester   19200
3   3   501    Des Jonas   9200
3   4   401    Dave Mayall   43675
3   5   305    Luke Trottman   11075
3   6   1404    Stephen Morris   26150
3   7   1104    Martyn Cavanagh   26150
3   8   205    Mickey Wernick   25500
3   9   310    Robert Sherwood   42750
4   1   801    Robert Bright   68375
4   2   402    Sebastian Saffari   29475
4   3   1503    Paul john Wilson   12550
4   4   404    John Bousfield   4275
4   5   510    B Vinson   22300
4   6   703    Steven Bayliff   4925
4   7   407    Adam Clark   30000
4   8   1001    Matthew Mcelhinney   56100
4   9   409    Paul Gardner   21050
4   10   503    Mathew John   6800
5   1   601    Dave Colclough   12850
5   2   908    Nicholas Risdale   37625
5   3   1402    Robert Gillon   13725
5   4   302    John Fletcher   17825
5   5   1704    Kuljinder Sidhu   27050
5   6   1306    Roy Holliday   30125
5   7   1507   Simon Rimmer   31075
5   8   608    Iwan Jones   48425
5   9   1305    Maurice Nicholson   21875
5   10   1304    Richard Whitmore   12975
8   1   1406    Trevor Reardon   36525
8   2   704    C.k Le   44300
8   3   1603    Ray Wyre   33400
8   4   1508    Paul Parker   19925
8   6   1201    Gary Wilson   8375
8   7   605    I Yusuf   59350
8   8   808    David Gross   26825
8   9   705    Ryan Fronda   9050
8   10   1602    Lee Biddulph   32100

56 players left

Sunny Chattha is MIA.

Matthew John has doubled through Paul Gardner (different one to the one in the Gala Bristol) with Sevens versus Eights.

Paul Murphy looks to be our current chip leader, his latest victim being Neil Jones who pushed all-in on a 2s 7d Qs board, Murphy made the call with Aspades Js expecting to have to hit, but Jones held only King Ten and couldn't spike.

El Blondie moved in over the top of Simon Rimmer's early position raise to 2,100, for a grand total of 11,400 which scared the Aces magnet away, (I've seen him have Aces at least 5 times today).

On a 9h 3c 4h 7h 2d board there looked to be 40k pot between Kuljinder Sidhu and another player who has lost his number card so we can't identify him grrrrr. Anyway, you'd think for a pot this size and all-in on the flop, you'd expect to see big hands right? Nope, Sidhu held 8h 8s and the other player was raking in the chips after showing Th 9d.

On the next table, Ray Wyre raises to 2,500. Paul Parker and I Yusuf call and Ryan Fronda dwells up. Paul gets out of his seat and tries to get Ryan to move all-in. Ryan decides to just flat-call. Upset by a lack of a push Paul jokingly announces that he's going to collaborate with the other two knock out Ryan.

Flop:

Qs 4c 2c

Checked around.

Turn:

2d

Checked to Paul Parker who bets 5k, everyone passes and Paul shows Tens. Ryan is mock-disgusted by an attempt to get to make a squeeze play with a worse hand...

Stephen Bayliff is now OUT after trying to get rid of his very short stack for a while now.  He was all in with  8d 9h but came up against another all in of Paul John Wilson with   Ac Qs and a call from Adam Clark with  9s 9d.  The board was Q 3 J 4 K and Paul Wilson was just about tripled up.


Kuljinder Sidhu was seen all in on a 7 high board with 4's but was up against the Jacks of Simon Rimmer and so is now OUT.

Rob Garfield has also not made it at the eleventh hour, he gambled to try and pick up some much needed chips by betting out the flop & turn with nothing but unlucky for Rob his N Mcllelan was holding 2 pairs and insta called Rob's all in on the turn.  Rob had a few outs in that any club for a four flush win but it never materialised and he is gone.

Dave Colclough made it through the day because play has just ended for the night. 

Just before the end, Greek Jack double upto about 50,000 through Dave Mayall.  Jack's big blind was raised by Dave and Jack decided his 6's were the time to push and Dave Mayall called with  Ad Kh.  Jacks 6's held and he is through with an above average stack.

There are around 51 players left (give or take a couple not updated) and an average 29,800.

Yeah we're all finished here, on the last hand of the night though Ryan Fronda got all-in with Jacks against Ray Wyre's Aspades Ts and flop Quads reducing Wyre to around 1.5k for Saturday.

Other than the crazy cash games still going on. £5/£5 with a £10/£20/£40 straddle...We'd report from them but we're too tired...

;stickaforkinme;

Chippity Counts:

 Paul Murphy   102025
 Julian Gardner   71200
 I Yusuf   66700
 N Mclellan   62625
 Robert Bright   57925
 Matthew Mcelhinney   56225
 Kyriacos Dionysiou   54800
 Iwan Jones   50450
 Ryan Fronda   49125
 David Maudlin   46475
 John Sayers   45550
 C.K Le   38700
 Robert Sherwood   37150
 Maurice Nicholson   37075
 Mark Rimmer   32400
 Terrance Nelson   31925
 Sebastian Saffari   31600
 Lee Biddulph   31550
 Trevor Reardon   31400
 Zafar Aslam   29975
 Mickey Wernick   29225
 Martino Libertini   28850
 Alan Barnacle   27900
 Martyn Cavanagh   27400
 Chris Moores   26850
 Paul Parker   26650
 Catherine Hartree   25750
 Charalambos Xanthos   25400
 Ben Vinson   25375
 Mathew John   25025
 Rajesh Modha   24550
 Dave Colclough   20950
 Richard Whitmore   19675
 Iqbal Khan   18675
 Paul Gardner   16300
 Robert Gillon   16275
 Roy Holliday   15575
 Des Jonas   15400
 John Bousfield   15200
 Dave Mayall   14725
 Paul john Wilson   14600
 David Gross   13375
 John Fletcher   13075
 Mark Forrester   12425
 A Viravi   11575
 Joan Lawley   11550
 Gary Wilson   10350
 Adam Clark   9400
 M Bebbjones   7900
 J Zaib   7850
 Ray Wyre   1350